BEING flexitarian doesn't mean I'm going to forsake the recommended rump of lamb. After all, I‘ve not taken the holier than thou Veganuary ‘pledge’, merely played the role of fellow traveller in cooking an assortment ...
Reviews
Out of town: The HInchliffe Arms
THE dish above is quiet perfection – just a light pastry case filled with stewed mushrooms and spinach, then dusted with parmesan. At just £7, it put a marker down for a parade of accomplished ...
Review: Elnecot in Ancoats
IT’S a giant culinary leap of faith from duck hearts in the Northern Quarter to crispy lamb’s testicles in Ancoats. Just as ToM admired the offaly jolly sense of adventure of the Bay Horse’s small ...
Review: Yadda Yadda at Electrik, Chorlton
FLATBREADS, pitta, wraps, what a stodgy approximation to the real thing we find in our bog-standard kebab houses – and that’s before we get to the fillings. You don’t have to be born in Turkey ...
Review: Alston Bar & Beef, Corn Exchange
AFTER dipping into the gin and steak offering that defines Alston Bar & Beef – the best Glaswegian addition to Manchester since Sir Alex Ferguson – this gentleman definitely prefers Tweed. The sylvan valley of ...
Review: Store Street Exchange
IT’S an extraordinary sight – a trio of glowing pineapples hooked in the rotisserie and yet search the Store Street Exchange menu and the fruit doesn’t figure in any dish. They make a big deal, ...
Review: The Bay Horse, Northern Quarter
A CATEGORY in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards that’s often contentious is Pub of the Year, where it's rare to find new hostelry openings. It’s a bit like the classical music repertoire – they ...
Review: WOOD Manchester
Review: WOOD Manchester I FEEL I have to start this review with ‘Requiem for the Josper Oven Smoked Gnocchi’. The day we lunched was the first day Simon Wood had ditched his beloved signature dish ...
Warming new Tattu Menu wraps us up cosily for winter ahead
WINTER. Time to wrap your body art in woolies and add some warming spice to your diet. Not that Tattu is going over to stews in its new seasonal menu, but the 15 new dishes ...
Review: Flok Bar, Northern Quarter
FLOK co-owner Justin Parkinson chucked in a hostage to fortune in the build-up to his new bar in the Northern Quarter when hetold ToM: “It’s aimed squarely at the more mature city dweller while also ...